During the Renaissance, the Medici family in Florence, Italy wore purple. (6) Since Antiquity, the color of kings and emperors, but mostly nonexistent in Renaissance and Medieval era due to near extinction of the snail used to make imperial purple. Imperial purple disappeared in 1453.
1 cup water -- 1/2 cup oatmeal. 1.5 [one and one-half cups] water -- 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Twice as much water as oats. The oatmeal to water ratio of 2 to 1 works for rolled oats. For steel cut oats, the proportion is 4 to 1 -- 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of steel cut oats.
How many carbs are in a serving of regular oatmeal? A 1-cup serving of regular, quick or instant plain oatmeal contains 56 grams of carbohydrates, which is 19 percent of the recommended daily value. Eight carbohydrate grams are from dietary fiber, and 1 gram is sugar.